A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

       Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.

       Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He wished he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

       “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

       “Oh yes, I’d love that.”

       After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

       Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

       He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother.He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

       “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent.And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

       Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

The street urchin was very surprised when __________.

       A.he saw the shining car

       B.Paul told him about the car

       C.he was walking around the car

       D.Paul received an expensive car

From the story we know that the urchin __________.

       A.wished to give his brother a car

       B.wished Paul’s brother to give him a car

       C.wished Paul could be a brother like that 

       D.wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 

The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.

       A.to show he had a rich friend

       B.to show his neighbors the car

       C.to let his brother ride in the car

       D.to tell his brother about his wish

We can infer from the story that __________.

       A.Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

       B.the urchin’s wish came true in the end

       C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother

       D.the urchin had a deep love for his brother

The best title for the story probably is __________.

       A.A Christmas Present       B.A Street Urchin

       C.A Brother Like That D.An Unforgettable Ride

四、用所给单词的适当形式填空。(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)

61. The secretary reminded me of his______________ (arrive).

62. When a boy leaves college and begins to earn money, he can live a life of ______________ (independent).

63. I like to take some ______________ (energy) exercise at weekends.

64. I have hardly enough ______________ (strong) left to move my feet.

65. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his ______________ (curious).

66. I’m ______________ (tire) of this kind of food. Can’t we change a different one?

67. You were wrong to take the car without ______________ (permit).

68. The boy sings so well that he dreams of being a ______________ (music) in the future.

69. I was most ______________ (grate) to John for his kindness of sending me the book immediately.

70. Money does not always bring ______________ (happy).

71. She ______________ (frequent) goes out for a trip.

72. After her heart operation, ______________ (gradual) she recovered her health.

73. Can you change the ______________ (spell) of the word into the correct one?

74. He is known as a ______________ (report) throughout the country.

75. No matter how ______________ (power) the enemy seems, we must fight against them to the end.

76. He was indeed a carpenter, and spent his spare time carving small ______________ (wood) toys for his children.

77. When she is offered ice-cream or pie, she always chooses the______________ (form).

78. You’re the ______________ (slavery) of money.

79. We enjoyed the ______________ (magic) evening beneath the bright stars.

80. I kept on struggling forward, even though I knew it was ______________ (hope).

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan’s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36  first into the mud. David   37  her mother’s side, “Are you all right, Mom”  38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I’m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more   39  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40  danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41  of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42 .
  One day, David’s teacher announced a   43  homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
  An idea   45  David one evening. If only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice. “What if I   46  your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
  “  47  the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
  “No, Mom, I   48  make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49  returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50  as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52  !”
  In July 1999, David was  53  national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55  is becoming well accepted.

1. A. fell
B. touched
C. lay
D. dropped
2. A. stood by
B. rushed to
C. looked at
D. ran around
3. A. Firmly
B. Easily
C. Quickly
D. Shakily
4. A. slowly
B. frequently
C. freely
D. heavily
5. A. hiding
B. certainly
C. possible
D. waiting
6. A. method
B. disease
C. trouble
D. hope
7. A. few
B. little
C. much
D. more
8. A. useful
B. strange
C. common
D. special
9. A. appearance
B. invention
C. experience
D. experiment
10. A. reminded
B. encouraged
C. occurred
D. hit
11. A. fastened
B. stuck
C. fixed
D. tied
12. A. So
B. And
C. For
D. But
13. A. might
B. would
C. did
D. need
14. A. pen
B. hand
C. cane
D. nail
15. A. watched
B. supported
C. noticed
D. helped
16. A. street
B. ice
C. yard
D. square
17. A. works
B. operates
C. succeeds
D. helps
18. A. declared
B. received
C. won
D. praised
19. A. more slowly
B. more carefully
C. more clearly
D. faster
20. A. cane
B. mother
C. speech
D. story
 

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to    have a   21  the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22 . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24  Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25  child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26  him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27  or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)   28  I was to take the job when my mother   29 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30 .”
Then I told her I was   31  for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32 , he was quite a mix.
In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千), the boy’s face   33  up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34  to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35  and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he   36  it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37  him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38  and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39  for granted.  This   40  child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

【小题1】
A.grade B.courseC.projectD.relaxation
【小题2】
A.serviceB.favourC.businessD.trade
【小题3】
A.nurseB.waitressC.guardD.guide
【小题4】
A.protectB.defendC.attendD.comfort
【小题5】
A.normalB.naughtyC.cleverD.happy
【小题6】
A.admitB.receiveC.acceptD.adopt
【小题7】
A.speakB.playC.standD.walk
【小题8】
A.ifB.whatC.whyD.where
【小题9】
A.suggestedB.arguedC.challengedD.commented
【小题10】
A.energyB.courageC.faithD.time
【小题11】
A.eagerB.sorryC.gratefulD.ready
【小题12】
A.awarenessB.balanceC.knowledgeD.control
【小题13】
A.delightedB.cheeredC.litD.shut
【小题14】
A.difficultB.simpleC.interestingD.terrible
【小题15】
A.fearsB.worriesC.chancesD.situations
【小题16】
A.climbedB.gotC.managedD.made
【小题17】
A.takingB.holdingC.bringingD.greeting
【小题18】
A.kissB.clapC.welcomeD.surprise
【小题19】
A.playB.doC.takeD.enjoy
【小题20】
A.miserableB.smartC.braveD.special

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